Corrupt Dem IL mayor thinks she can win as a GOPer

Former corrupt Dolton, Illinois Mayor Tiffany Henyard has strategically switched her party affiliation from Democrat to Republican to run for a seat in Georgia after a career full of scandals and questionable behavior. 

Henyard is running for Fulton County Board of Commissioners in District five according to election filings. She will be competing against four Democratic candidates for the seat. The former mayor has not made any public statements about her campaign yet, perhaps due to her belief that a low profile best suits the situation.

However, given her history, it won’t be easy for her to win this seat once voters are made aware of the long string of scandals she was involved in during her tenure as Dolton mayor.

Henyard served as mayor from 2021 to 2025 and referred to herself as a “super mayor.” In reality, she was probably the most corrupt mayor in the nation.

For starters, she is alleged to have spent taxpayer funds for her personal expenses and mismanaged the city’s finances. In fact, she was so mired in corruption that the city hired former Chicago Mayor Lori "Beetlejuice" Lightfoot to investigate her. The probe found that the village's general fund balance dropped from $5.61 million in April 2022 to a deficit of $3.65 million by May 2024, according to Fox News.

Henyard allegedly used the village credit card to shop at stores like Amazon, Target, Walgreens, and Wayfair. In fact, she ran up about $779,000 worth of purchases on the credit card in 2023 with no receipts to explain the purchases, according to Fox 32 Chicago.

At a public meeting, Lightfoot said Henyard was "using the credit card and charging these amounts using your tax dollars."

Henyard also allegedly shelled out about $85,000 on a party that featured two musical acts. Dolton Trustee Jason House told ABC7 Chicago, that she "has taken lavish trips with village staff, and has caused the village to be in a multi-million dollar deficit."

Eventually, Henyard's misconduct caught the attention of federal authorities. 

The FBI launched an investigation into Henyard after multiple witnesses told agents about her behavior while she was in office. The Bureau served subpoenas at Dolton Village Hall in April 2024, requesting employment records, financial documents, and travel expense records for 25 village employees, including top aide Keith Freeman, who is facing charges for bankruptcy fraud.

This is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to Henyard's corruption.

The FBI also investigated allegations that she instructed Dolton police to retaliate against local business owners who refused to donate to her civic events. One owner said police raided his business and shut it down as a form of punishment.

Henyard also faced allegations that she fired an employee who was allegedly sexually assaulted by one of the former mayor's allies.

The FBI was also investigating Henyard's conduct when she served as supervisor in Thornton Township where she faced other allegations of financial misconduct.

The former mayor was also involved in a brawl at Thornton Township during a board meeting in January 2025 when her boyfriend traded blows with a community activist.

At this point, Henyard's list of scandals could probably fill a book. Yet, she seems to believe she can still win office by moving to Georgia and running as a Republican which shows she’s not only corrupt, but also not very bright. Look, folks, this is the kind of political grift that makes you wonder if the woman has a mirror or just a really forgiving one. She tanked a small town, left it drowning in red ink, dodged subpoenas like they were parking tickets, and now she's shopping for a fresh start in a new state with a new party label like it's a wardrobe change. 

Georgia voters in Fulton County District 5 might want to Google "super mayor" before they mark any ballots. Spoiler: the results ain't pretty.

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Black mayor appears to believe melanin is a protective barrier and thinks she gets a free pass

"How dare you, mufferuffers!"

Democratic Mayor of Dolton, IL, Tiffany Henyard threw a fit at fellow officials during a live-streamed meeting on Monday after questions were raised about her controversial and luxurious spending and transparency.

WGN Investigates reported that Henyard’s opponents on the local board say they "don’t trust that money is going to where it’s intended so they’ve blocked attempts to pay bills that don’t come with detailed explanations."

How dare those crackers.

According to Fox News Digital, Henyard  has been living high on the hog. She has a salary of nearly $300,000 and has frequent use of beauty vendors and the town's credit card in a town where the median income is $24,000. 

But the entitled woman verbally attacked fellow town officials at the Monday meeting, not so eloquently stating,  "You all forget I’m the leader. They want to hear from the mayor. You all ain’t learned that yet. The mayor, not the trustees that don’t do nothing. They only run their mouth. You all don’t do no work, no work!"

At one point during the meeting, Dolton trustee Brittney Norwood asked, "How about you be a good leader and bring [proposals] to the forefront so not just us, but residents and everyone else in America know how the money is being spent."

Norwood was party to a lawsuit that accused Henyard of "fraud," according to a complaint. 

Later during the meeting, Henyard proclaimed, "Y’all got false narratives out there, and y’all should be ashamed of y’all selves. Y’all Black. Y’all are Black! And y’all sitting up here beating and attacking on a Black woman that’s in power. Y’all should be ashamed of y’all selves."

She apparently believes that being Black inoculates her from the law and the responsibilities of her office.

WGN Investigates reported that it has cataloged "tens of thousands of taxpayer dollars spent on trips, meals and more by Henyard and her allies in Dolton and on the Thornton Township board where she’s the supervisor."

Well heck, isn't that what many politicians do?

The report went on to say, "Township credit card records show Henyard and other officials spent more than $67,000 on trips to Portland, Austin, Atlanta and New York City. Many of the flights were first class. So were the accommodations. In Atlanta, Henyard and her team stayed at the Four Seasons hotel costing taxpayers more than $9,000. In New York, the bill came to $13,000."

Henyard has reportedly refused to explain the specific purpose of these trips or the highly priced services she employs, but appears to have claimed such scrutiny qualifies as an "attack" on her leadership.

"Everything we do is for the people. But we’re under attack. We get scrutinized by the media," she said. "For what? Loving on the people? Showing that they matter to us? We going through the fires for you all."

Actually, it looks more like everything she does is for herself and her attempts at beauty care; but beauty is only skin deep and melanin has nothing to do with it. 

The Illinois Attorney General has reportedly given the foundation until the middle of February to demonstrate how it spends its money or face legal action.

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